Removable implement carrying tractor frame



April 22, l941- H. P. MEE

REMOVABLE IMPLEMENT CARRYING TRACTOR FRAME Filed June 13, 1940 INVENTOR febrt P. Mee BY Xn7 (un ('/u ATTOR EY invention, ratchet means 3| and rockably mounted on the Patented Apr. 22, 1941 2,239,332

REMOVABLE llIPLEMENT CARRYING TRACTOR. FRAME nei-bert r. Meefcievelandomo, einer to The Cleveland Tractor Company, Cleveland, om, I.

Application June 1s, 1940,- seriai No. .34,375

comme. (ci. sri-'47) f This invention relates to a removable impletwo parallel spaced apart members joined at their ment carrying frame for tractors, and more forward ends by a dirigible support gusset l2. especially to means for the quick attaching and which Is secured to the frame II by means'of detaching of various types of implements to a bolts I3. At the rear the transmission housing tractor. 45 (not shown) connects the members of the main The principal object of the invention is'to proframe II. l vide in a tractor having spaced apart parallel `Rexriovably associated with each oi' the side main frames, a removable implement carrying members of frame II is an implement carrying member whereby implements of different designs member I4, having L shaped inturned ends I5 and for diilerent purposes may beeasily attached which are secured to the main frame of the tracor detached therefrom. tor by any suitable means such as bolts I6. Each Another object of the present invention is to carrying member I4 is provided at the upper edge provide an elongated implement carrying memthereof with downwardly extending, spaced apart, ber secured to the main frame of a tractor with L shaped slots I1, preferably extending with regspaced apart L shaped slots in the upper portion ular spacing along the entire length of the said of the member to morev easily connect or disconmembers. A spacer I8 m'ay be provided midway neet supporting means for implements. between the ends of each supporting member I4 The attainment of the above objects. which and secured to the parallel Sl-IPDOltilig member will be apparent from the detailed description to and the main frame II by means of bolts I9. follow, is of great assistance to the designer of As shown, the upper side or edge of each impleimplements and also to the user'of these implement carrying member I4 is disposed below the ments. He is thus able to quickly attach to any upper plane 0f the side frame members 0f the tractor having sides frames these elongated imtractor main frame H.

plement carrying members which are mounted In order to more clearly illustrate the use of to the tractor main frame and in parallel spaced my invention I have shown a conventional cultirelation thereto. vator supported by the said invention. The culti- Further and other objects of the present invator includes a sleeve assembly 20 and a drawbar vention will be hereinafter set forth in the accom- 2l which extends under the main frame and propanying specification and claims and shown in jects on either side thereof. and has journaled the drawing, which shows by way of illustration thereto Spaeed apart plates 0r Supports 22 hava preferred embodiment and the principle thereing holes 23 therein, in which are placed bOltS of, and what I now consider to be the best mode 24. These bolts 24 drop into an adjacent pair 0f in which I have contemplated applying that printhe SIOtS l1 and are milled rearwardly. and the ciple. Other embodiments of the invention emmitS of the bOliS are tightened, thereby rigidly playing the same or equivalent principle may be 3 securing the cultivator or other implement to the used and structural changes made as desired by ireetorf those skilled in the art without departing from The purpose 0f theierwrdly turned L shaped the present invention and within the spirit of the slot l-i is t0 provide a self-locking slot which preappended claims. vents the implement from kicking up and push- In the drawing ing bolts 24 out of the slots when striking an ob- Figure l is a side elevational view of a tractor struction. embodying the Invention. l 'Ihe sleeve assembly 20 is carried by the draw- Figure 2 is a top plan view showing the side bar 2| to which is secured sans lifting T Shaped frames of -a conventional tractor and the removarm 25, and lifting lever arm 23. The lifting I'Od able trame of this invention secured thereto. 4512 l iS Divotelly eomlected t0 the arm 25 by means Figure 3 is a fragmentai portion or the imp1eof pin 28, and is pivotally secured at its rearward ment carrying member of the front end of the end to hand lift lever 29 which is provided with Referring now to the drawing by numerals and main frame ll by Securing means 32. A conreference wherein like numerals correspond to ventional gang 33 is associated in swivel fashion like parts, numeral 5 indicates a conventional with the sleeve 20 of the drawbar 2| and is cartractor having afront dirigible wheel 6, supported vTied by the lifting rods 34 which are provided by steering spindle and fork l rear driving wheels with compressible springs 35 which tend t0 orce 8, a steering member 9 associated with the front the ground working tools 38 into the ground. A dirigible means, and a main frame II comprising collar 3l is arranged to abut the upper side of lifting member 25 in order that the entire ground working mechanism can be raised free of the soil when turning or transporting the unit.

A reinforcing rod 38 may .be used to take strain away from the end of the drawbar 2l. 'I'he rod 38 has an L shaped forward portion 39 having an aperture therein and is secured -to the implement supporting member by a bolt 4 I Yoke 42 is secured .to the outer end of the drawbar 2| by means of a pin 43. The reinforcing rod 38 is -pivotally secured to the yoke 42 by means of pin M.

It will be seen from Ithe above detailed description that the invention comprises an inexpensive, simple and most emcient means of attaching and detaching various and sundry types of implements. It eliminates the necessity of drilling holes in the main frames, thereby weakening the same, and provides any tractor of the conventional type with implement attaching means, at the same time permitting .the user to adapt old implements or new to the tractor at very little cost.

While I have herein described in some detail the specific embodiment of my invention which I deem to be new and advantageous and may specically claim, I do not desire it to be understood that my invention is limited to the exact details of construction, as it will be apparent that changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a tractor main frame including side frame members, and an elongated implement carrying member extending along the outer side of one of the side trame members of the tractor main frame, said implement carrying member being substantially spaced throughout most of its length from the main frame and being formed with inwardly turned end portions secured to said main frame, and said implement carrying member having a plurality of regularly spaced L-shaped notches extending inwardly from its upper side with the horizontal legs of the notches turned toward the rear of the main frame, .the upper side of the implement carrying member being disposed below the upper plane of the side frame members of the main frame.

2. In combination, a tractor main frame including side frame members, and an elongated implement carrying member extending along the outer side of each of the side frame members of the tractor main frame and parallel thereto, said implement carrying members being substantially spaced throughout most of their lengths from the respective side frame members and being formed with inwardly turned end portions secured thereto, and said implement carrying members each having -a plurality of regularly spaced L-shaped notches extending inwardly from its upper side with the horizontal legs of the notches turned toward the rear of the main frame, the upper side of each implement carrying member being disposed below the upper plane of the side frame members of the main frame.

3. In combination, a tractor main frame, au elongated implement carrying member extending along the outer side of the tractor main frame, said implement carrying member being spaced thmughout most of its length from the main frame and being formed with inwardly turned end portions secured to said implement carrying member having a plurality of regularly spaced L-shaped notches extending inwardly from its upper side with the horizontal legs of the notches turned toward the rear of the main frame, a support member provided with a journal opening for an implement supporting shaft and a pair of holes spaced to correspond to the distance between two of the notches in the implement carrying member, and a pair of bolts passing through the respective holes of the support member and the notches of the implement carrying member.

HERBERT P. MEE. 

